2025 Kemp’s Cold Stuns
About 2025 Kemp’s Cold Stuns
Species:
Kemp's ridleys - Greek Mythology (Lepidochelys kempii) (LK25-1627-1696)
We received 23 turtles from New England aquarium. All turtles have been named after ancient figures from Greek mythology (Chronos photoed here). Current treatment is antibiotics, nebulization, routine radiographs and bloodwork.
Admission Details
Care & Progress
May 22, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
All the turtles from this group have been successfully released.
May 15, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
May 08, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
May 01, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Apr 24, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Nike is our last Kemp’s ridley. They still need a few weeks of antibiotics for the bone infection in the flipper. Current treatments include antibiotics, radiographs, and bloodwork.
Apr 17, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
Apr 10, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
We still have 3 Kemp’s ridleys. Some are still healing from pneumonia, and/ or bone infections. Current treatments include antibiotics, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Apr 03, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
We still have 6 Kemp’s ridleys. Some are still healing from pneumonia, and/ or bone infections. Pandora and Hypnos are cleared for release. Current treatments include antibiotics, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Mar 27, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
We still have 7 Kemp’s ridleys. Some are still healing from pneumonia, and/ or bone infections. Current treatments include antibiotics, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Mar 20, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
Mar 13, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
Out of the 23 turtles we had from the New England Aquarium, 11 have been released, so we still have 12. Many have been taken off antibiotics, and they’re staying for about 2 weeks longer to make sure their infections don’t return. Some are still healing from pneumonia, and we’ve sent out cultures for them. Current treatments include antibiotics, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Mar 06, 2026
GoodRequires Continued Treatment
Feb 27, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Some are still healing from pneumonia and bone infections. Others have been discontinued from antibiotics and are being monitored for returning infections. If the infections don’t come back, they can be released. Current treatments include antibiotics, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Feb 20, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Feb 13, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Feb 06, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Jan 30, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Jan 23, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Jan 16, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Jan 09, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Many of the kemps have secondary effects (pneumonia, bone infection, and abrasions) due to the cold stunned. Current treatment is antibiotics, nebulization, routine radiographs, regional limb perfusion, and bloodwork.
Jan 02, 2026
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Dec 26, 2025
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Dec 19, 2025
FairRequires Continued Treatment
Current treatment is antibiotics, nebulization, routine radiographs, and bloodwork.
Dec 12, 2025
FairRequires Continued Treatment
New patients. Current treatments vary for each individual turtle.